1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	24–6 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bobby Knight (12th season);
Captains	Ted Kitchel; Randy Wittman; Jim Thomas;
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1982–83 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Indiana	13	–	5	.722	24	–	6	.800
Purdue	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	10	.667
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Iowa	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	17	–	13	.567
Michigan	6	–	12	.333	15	–	13	.536
Wisconsin	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 24–6 and a conference record of 13–5, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, IU was invited to participate in the 1983 NCAA Tournament as a 2-seed. The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, which was their first since 1981, but they lost to the 3-seed Kentucky Wildcats.^[1]

Roster

1982–83 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Dan Dakich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Merrillville, Indiana
G	20	Jim Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G/F	21	Winston Morgan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Anderson, Indiana
G	22	Stew Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Anderson, Indiana
G	23	Chuck Franz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS Sr	Clarksville, Indiana
G/F	24	Randy Wittman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	25	Cam Cameron	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Terre Haute, Indiana
F	30	Ted Kitchel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Galveston, Indiana
G	31	Tony Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
C	33	Uwe Blab	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	—	So	Munich, Germany
F	40	Tracy Foster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	41	Mike Giomi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Newark, Ohio
F	42	John Flowers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	54	Steve Bouchie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Washington, Indiana

Head coach

Bob Knight (Ohio State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1982*	No. 9	Ball State	W 91–75	1–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
11/29/1982*	No. 9	at Miami (OH)	W 75–59	2–0	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/4/1982*	No. 8	UTEP	W 65–54	3–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/7/1982*	No. 6	at Notre Dame	W 68–52	4–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
12/10/1982*	No. 6	Eastern Michigan Indiana Classic	W 85–48	5–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/11/1982*	No. 6	Wyoming Indiana Classic	W 78–65	6–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/18/1982*	No. 5	at Kansas State	W 48–46	7–0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/22/1982*	No. 5	No. 2 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 62–59	8–0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
12/29/1982*	No. 1	vs. Grambling State Hoosier Classic	W 110–62	9–0	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
12/30/1982*	No. 1	vs. Nebraska Hoosier Classic	W 67–50	10–0	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, IN
1/8/1983	No. 1	at Ohio State	L 67–70	10–1 (0–1)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/13/1983	No. 4	at Illinois Rivalry	W 69–55	11–1 (1–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/15/1983	No. 4	at Purdue Rivalry	W 81–78	12–1 (2–1)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/20/1983	No. 2	Michigan State	W 89–85	13–1 (3–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/22/1983	No. 2	Michigan	W 93–76	14–1 (4–1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/26/1983	No. 2	at Northwestern	W 78–73	15–1 (5–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/29/1983	No. 2	at No. 14 Iowa	L 48–63	15–2 (5–2)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
2/3/1983	No. 6	Wisconsin	W 83–73	16–2 (6–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/3/1983	No. 6	No. 17 Minnesota	W 76–51	17–2 (7–2)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/10/1983	No. 4	at No. 19 Minnesota	W 63–59	18–2 (8–2)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/12/1983	No. 4	at Wisconsin	W 75–56	19–2 (9–2)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/16/1983	No. 2	No. 16 Iowa	L 57–58	19–3 (9–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/19/1983	No. 2	Northwestern	W 74–65	20–3 (10–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/24/1983	No. 4	at Michigan	L 56–69	20–4 (10–4)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/26/1983	No. 4	at Michigan State	L 54–62	20–5 (10–5)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
3/3/1983	No. 11	No. 20 Purdue Rivalry	W 64–41	21–5 (11–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/5/1983	No. 11	Illinois Rivalry	W 67–55	22–5 (12–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
3/12/1983	No. 7	No. 16 Ohio State	W 81–60	23–5 (13–5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
NCAA tournament
3/20/1983*	(2) No. 5	vs. (7) Oklahoma Second Round	W 63–49	24–5	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
3/24/1983*	(2) No. 5	vs. (3) No. 12 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 59–64	24–6	Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.

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